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...Comercio, the colonnaded square built on the vast open space left by the 1755 earthquake and tsunami. Then, having climbed up the smart Chiado district with its old coffee shops, the tram clangs through the 17th century streets of the Bairro Alto. Before reaching the São Bento parliament building, you pass the Bica, a deep cleft in the hillside left by the earthquake. It now houses one of Lisbon's funiculars. End of the line is the Prazeres Cemetery, with tombs in every possible architectural style. Cost: $1.50 one-way, $1.80 round trip. Journey time: about...
...Fast-forward to Rome at around 2:30 a.m. With the center-left coalition clinging to a lead of 0.01 percentage point in the race for the Lower House of Parliament, Prodi, 66, suddenly appeared on stage before a jubilant celebration. Hugs were shared, champagne was popped, victory was declared...
...stood by the move as an effective means for battling a 23% unemployment rate for people age 25 and under - a level climbing to 40% for unskilled workers in that category - students and unions called it discriminatory by denying young people labor protection others enjoy. By Tuesday night, parliament was scheduled to debate a hastily crafted replacement proposal to help the country's young people find work. Instead of giving businesses more flexibility to fire youths during their first two years of employment, the new measures would provide the country's youngsters with increased vocational training and give businesses financial...
...legislators, clearly relieved to be putting the crisis behind them, rushed the new proposals to parliament, de Villepin sounded more credible during the interview when he contended he has "no presidential ambitions." As for de Villepin's rival, Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, his ambitions are probably more realistic now. After presenting himself all along as more sympathetic to protesters' complaints, Sarkozy's approval ratings have remained high even as those of other conservatives sag, and Chirac and de Villepin's flirt with record lows...
Ignatieff, who currently represents the Toronto region of Etobicoke-Lakeshore in Parliament, will compete against former environment minister Stéphane Dion in a race which could include over 10 candidates...